Dark of the Sun

Your family?

No.

Simbas.

All killed by Simbas.

Pass on, monsieur. Next!

Attention! Attention!

Stay where you are.

Keep away from

the gateway and fences.

you will be informed of transport later.

Stay where you are.

Do not. Repeat, do not

rush the gate.

Attention.

Stay where you are.

Keep away from the gateway and fences.

Captain Hansen, United Nations Peacekeeping Force.

I'll take that gun of yours.

Captain Curry, Congo Special Force. No you won't.

Oh, I'm sorry. This is Sergeant Ruffo.

No mercenaries go through here with weapons.

I have my orders.

These are my orders. You can check 'em.

You see, they're kind of signed by President Ubi himself.

Oh, now Captain. You wouldn't want any shooting in a place like this.

Crowded with civilians now, would you?

When did foreign killers like you start worrying about civilians?

You're a long way from home yourself, Captain.

Now read the orders and step aside. Nice and quiet.

Let them pass.

Thank you.

One of these days, remind me to load this thing, will you?

There’s Ubi.

Good looking guy, isn't he?

I wonder what the hell he wants me for.

Well, we'll soon find out..

Posh, isn't it?

Very posh, sir.

I've admired this place since I was a boy.

How are you, Sergeant ? - Fine, sir.

You can wait for the Captain over there.

Yes, sir.

May I present Monsieur Delage, of the Belgian mining people.

Captain Curry of our own auxiliary forces.

Sit down, Captain. -Thank you sir.

Yes, sit down Captain. We need a well rested man for this mission.

What exactly is this mission, sir?

Monsieur Delage and I want you to put a train together,

and to go up north to Fort Reprieve,

and of course. Come back.

It's a 300 mile journey through rebel territory.

And it also means busting through UN lines.

Fort Reprieve, what's up there?

People, Captain. Men, women and children.

Cut off for a month.

The idea is for you to put together a force,

that is strong enough to get them and bring them back here.

Yeah, I understand that, but why Fort Reprieve?

There are lots of towns cut off by the Simbas.

Is your mining setup, up there?

Yes, yes.

What are you mining, cobalt?

No, no. Diamonds, but, the big thing is people.

How much, in diamonds?

In American money, fifty million dollars.

The diamonds are in the custody of our manager up there,

Superintendent Bussier.

He had time to send them out with the rest when things got impossible.

He used bad judgment.

Yeah, well maybe he figured if he sent the diamonds out,

You’d take your time getting him and his people out?

My dear Captain,

Your trade as a mercenary

makes you in your own way

a businessman like myself. -Right.

Monsieur Ubi's government needs help.

My company can give him that help

if you bring back those diamonds.

His company will allow me all I need

for guns, planes, medical supplies

once they have the diamonds.

But I'm running out of time, Captain.

They've started to pull the plug on me.

Those bankers in Switzerland,

Brussels, France...

Three days.

To keep the Congo alive.

I must have those stones here in exactly three days.

And one more thing,

The company has a man halfway up to Fort Reprieve.

A man and a woman.

His name is Carteret.

If you can just pick him up, it's very important.

Oh wait a minute. All of these in three days?

Get them back in that time.

With people, of course.

The people, of course!

And you'll get 125.000 francs.

In case your arithmetic is slow,

that comes to...

25,000 of your American dollars.

50,000, that's double in case yours isn't so hot.

A deal, Captain.

Provided you make the deadline.

All right, sir Here are my provisions:

I do not want to get shot at by United Nations air and ground forces.

General Moses is in the worst of the Simbas operating in that area.

and I'll have enough trouble getting through there.

If you can get me a letter,

telling the United Nations to let this train will go unmolested

to Fort Reprieve and back.

That's number one.

Number two, I want a letter giving me command of Striker Blue Force

and an open letter to choose my own officers and men.

The essence is speed, no flab, no pad on the train, okay?

Two flat cars, one coach, one caboose. That should do it.

Hey, Curry!

Curry, remember me? Jansen, Life Magazine.

Oh yeah, how are ya?

Cochrane, RPS and Adams, International News.

Bruce Curry. Captain Bruce Curry.

I always wanted to meet a real-life mercenary.

Have a beer or something.

No thanks, I'm having one with the Sergeant. See you.

Big ape, isn't he?

He said you're a big ape.

Well I guess, if you think about it. He's right, huh?

I better get started.

Gentlemen, excuse me. -Excuse us.

Why didn't you warn me he speaks English?

He speaks four languages.

He went to USC as an exchange student.

For the people back home, Captain:

is it true your mercenaries will do anything for money?

How much you make a month for killing people?

Lay off him, Ed.

I don't like mercenaries.

You know, what I don't like:

I don't like fat hacks who sit on their butts in bars,

waiting for trouble to start.

So that they can get it wrong when they write about it.

I don't think... - Keep your mouth off me.

'Cos you aren’t in good enough shape.

He's mean, isn't he!?

Hey, you're way ahead of me!

Oh, it's comin' on pretty good. - That's good.

Fifty caliber machine guns, five of 'em. - Two here,

Two here, one on the caboose.

And I'd say, we need forty troops. Twenty in each flat car.

Guard force in front, rear, middle.

- And both sides. -Yeah.

Sandbags over on the edge.

Now.

- Ninety seconds. - Talk about somethin' else.

- Shoot. - Money.

A hell of a lot of money.

Ubi's gonna give me 50,000 dollars if we come back with the diamonds on time.

Look, I know what you were gonna say.

And ah, you keep the money.

Now, if we do get back here on time,

It’ll be you just as much as me that did it?

So, you deserve part of the deal.

Look we don't talk about these things too often, Curry,

and ah, this is no time to start.

You have your reasons for being here

and what the hell, money’s a big one.

With me it's simple. This happens to be my country.

...happens to be your country. You don't change, do you?

Okay, next case.

Officers...

You need him.

He's a dangerous son of a bitch.

He's the best available officer here.

All right, I'll go along with that.

I just hope he doesn't find out we're going after fifty million dollars’ worth of diamonds.

Hmm...

Give me a bottle of whisky.

The best.

Hey, Curry.

It's awfully generous of you to offer me one half of fifty thousand dollars.

Half? Who says anything about giving you half?

Thank you.

Hey, what's that for?

We need a doctor.

Got it?

- Hello, Curry. - Captain.

Welcome to Striker Blue Force. - Thank you.

You know Lieutenant Surrier. - Hello, Lieutenant.

We're leaving on a mission starting at dawn tomorrow.

It's through country you know so we’ll need your help.

Check with Sergeant Ruffo here. He'll fill you in.

- Yes, sir. - Good.

Let's get something straight, right away.

When you're in my company, you ask me when you want something.

Well, you're in my company, Captain Henlein.

I'm in command.

I want forty of your best men from Striker Blue Company.

I need ‘em equipped for a foray up country.Three days.

So.

They think you are a better man than I am?